We vacationed in 1997 on the Greek
Island of Lesbos, famed as the home of the poetess Sappho. But its
current claims to fame are equally unique. Skala Kalloni, where we
stayed, is on the edge of a wetland and right on the migration route
for Bird Watchers. and the birds come to see them - or have I got
that the wrong way around? Anyway, when we were there in early May
the proportion seemed to be three "twitchers" or watchers to each
bird. The week before, however, there had been hundreds of different
species of bird, making the area quite unique in
Europe.

Another unique feature of Lesbos is that it has one
of the only three petrified forests in the world (the others being in
Germany and the US). On the left, Kate with a million year old tree.

On the right, a view of Sigri, where it
is always windy. (An attempt to build a wind farm near there was
stopped by environmentalists).